Li Heng is not the kind of person who is timid and afraid of things, but he has been repeatedly suppressed by his father and traitorous ministers in his years of career as a prince, and the reason why he has been able to live peacefully until now is because he has developed an instinct to be cautious and walk on thin ice all the time.

This instinct can make Li Heng turn danger into danger at critical moments in the undercurrent of the situation, but at this juncture that requires extraordinary courage to decide, it also makes him lose the courage to dare to forge ahead.

Qin Jin's words were like a slap in the face for Li Heng, and he suddenly realized his own situation.

Even if he really pretended to be out of the situation with an ambiguous attitude, would he be able to get through the crisis safely? Yang Guozhong tried his best to collude with the eunuchs to fabricate his crimes, and even if there was no mutiny tonight, I was afraid that the Son of Heaven would not spare him.

In this case, if a mutiny suddenly breaks out, even if the Son of Heaven succeeds in quelling the rebellion, will he think that this matter has nothing to do with him?

Of course, this is impossible, the Son of Heaven will definitely doubt him, and even determined that he made the mutiny tonight, and in addition to protecting himself, he naturally took risks and inherited the unification.

It is also a great tradition for the princes of Li Tang to try to ascend to the throne through this means, and since the time of Taizong, the crown prince Li Chengqian has colluded with the prime minister Hou Jun to rebel. In the last years of Empress Wu's reign, Prime Minister Zhang Cambodia and others launched a palace rebellion to force Empress Wu to give way to Zhongzong Li Xian.

Li Xian was poisoned by Empress Wei within a few years of being the emperor, and the then King of Linzi, who is now the Son of Heaven, conspired with Princess Taiping to mutiny, killed Empress Wei's party, and helped Ruizong Li Dan ascend the throne.

However, the good times did not last long, from the king of Linzi to become the crown prince, and after Li Dan became the current son of the Tang Emperor, forced by the suspicion of the emperor Li Dan and the suppression of Princess Taiping, once again launched a palace mutiny, imprisoned his father Li Dan, and killed his aunt Princess Taiping, which paved the foundation for the road of the Taiping Son of Heaven for more than 40 years, and also opened the curtain for the prosperity of Kaiyuan Tianbao.

It can be seen that for more than 100 years in the Tang Dynasty, the succession to the throne has been mixed with blood and violence, brothers cannibalism, and father and son are ruthless. If you wishfully think that today the Son will indulge those who threaten the throne to stay in the court, isn't that a fool's dream?

So, Lee Hyeong woke up and woke up from that innocent dream.

Li Heng threw Qin Jin to the ground, and Qin Jin hurriedly stepped forward to support him.

"His Royal Highness has tormented the ministers, and the top priority is to persuade Chen Xuanli to stand on His Highness's side, as long as General Longwu is there, Chang'an will already get half of it. ”

In fact, what Qin Jin said was conservative, and now the Shenwu Army controls the Imperial City and the gates of the East Palace. Long Wujun is also responsible for the patrol of various gates in Chang'an, and it can be said that as long as he can join forces with Chen Xuanli, he will almost have more than eighty percent certainty about tonight's major events.

Li Heng was greatly surprised and felt embarrassed.

"How can Chen Xuanli drive me up?"

Qin Jin suddenly slapped his head.

"Oh, it's all strange that the minister can't say it clearly. The minister has already controlled Chen Xuanli in the East Palace, as long as His Royal Highness the Crown Prince shows up to persuade him, he will definitely make the right choice!"

At this time, Li Heng was greatly moved, he knew that Qin Jin and his people were not simple, but he never imagined that this person could control the generals who controlled the city defense of Chang'an, since this is the case, why worry about the big things tonight?

Originally, Li Heng also had an attitude of doing his best to obey the fate of heaven for tonight's actions, but he was really forced into a corner by all forces, and he had to do it as a last resort. Now, it was as if he had seen the dawn of dawn.

"Where is Chen Xuanli, come and see me!"

Li Heng also made a quick decision, and immediately agreed with Qin Jin's idea, but then said:

"No, take me to see Chen Xuanli!"

He realized that Chen Xuanli must be under house arrest now, and when he came to see him, he naturally had to use abnormal means, and this was a humiliation for Chen Xuanli. If you insult someone first, how can you convince him to work for yourself?

Therefore, Li Heng immediately changed his mind and switched from meeting Chen Xuanli in person to seeing Chen Xuanli in person.

Before nightfall, the East Palace was controlled by the forbidden army brought by Yang Guozhong, and after nightfall, Pei Jing raided the East Palace, and now the control is in the hands of the Shenwu Army. Although there was no shadow of the Shenwu soldiers in the East Palace, Li Heng could always feel that this palace was no longer under his control.

Chen Xuanli was locked in the room in the front hall of the East Palace, and Li Heng pushed the door in front of everyone.

After hearing the movement outside the door, his body trembled slightly, but he still didn't open his eyes, and only asked lightly: "How is it? ”

Qin Jin sneered.

"Does the general think that the Son of Heaven is still capable of turning the tide?"

Chen Xuanli sneered: "Chaotic ministers and thieves, loyal people of the Tang Dynasty are all punished!"

After hearing this, the crown prince, who was standing side by side with Qin Jin, showed a trace of embarrassment on his face, just before tonight, he never even dreamed that he would have a day when he would face the Son of Heaven with swords, which made him feel even more incredible that at this moment, he was still persuading the first cronie of the Son of Heaven to turn against him.

Before he could open his mouth, he fell into momentum, Qin Jin saw it in his eyes, but he was not surprised, Li Heng was quite kind, and he could smell it, which showed that he was not the kind of person who was ruthless.

"Rebellious ministers and thieves?" Qin Jin first asked rhetorically, and then laughed three times in a row with great sadness. "Who are the rebellious ministers and thieves? Could it be that the general is an important minister? The Son of Heaven is old and faint, and he listens to slander and bewitchment, and sets off a major case of 'hating victory and shooting couples,' and arrests innocent people in Chang'an City, and traitors and villains take the opportunity to take revenge for themselves and want to harm the prince. If the general is really a loyal minister, will he be loyal to the Son of Heaven with an attitude of standing by and protecting himself? It is really ridiculous, just this afternoon, didn't the general and Yang Guozhong conspire to frame Qin?

After Qin Jin's words, Chen Xuanli immediately changed color. Qin Jin is right, he is indeed pursuing the way of self-preservation, but he has never thought that if he does this, he is not a loyal minister, at least he is loyal to the Son of Heaven.

However, Qin Jin quickly tore off his last fig leaf.

"The general Xi was in a high position and the corpse was vegetarian, instigating the traitors to disturb the court, but he could not come forward to deter the court, seeing that the Son of Heaven was confused by the traitors, and did not stand up to persuade the Son of Heaven. In Qin's opinion, this kind of behavior is really treacherous and loyal, and an accomplice to the country!"

The atmosphere in the room suddenly froze, Chen Xuanli suddenly opened his eyes and glared at Qin Jin, he had been loyal to the Son of Heaven for more than fifty years, and it was the first time that he had been accused of being a traitor and loyal to his face.

Subsequently, Chen Xuanli found the crown prince Li Heng standing side by side with Qin Jin, and Li Heng seemed to have a trace of disdain in his eyes when he looked at him.

Suddenly, Chen Xuanli's self-esteem was strongly bruised, he could stand still in the face of Qin Jin's coercion and temptation, or he could endure the humiliation of becoming a prisoner, but Qin Jin's words were like a sharp scissors, completely tearing his fig leaf, and he only felt as if he was being displayed naked in front of others, without shame.

What Qin Jin said was right, he did protect himself most of the time, never interfered in the affairs of the powerful ministers in the court, and never pointed fingers at the Son of Heaven. In the end, these self-preservation behaviors have become a treacherous sin in Qin Jin's mouth. But does he have a choice?

Chen Xuanli really wanted to grab Qin Jin's collar and have a good talk with him! He had no choice at all, if he hadn't turned a blind eye to the affairs of the ministers, if he hadn't been submissive to the decision of the Son of Heaven, I am afraid that he would have died like Wang Maozhong a long time ago, let alone his current status.

But can he say these words? Of course he can't say it, since ancient times, loyal ministers should admonish each other with death, like such a reluctance to protect their own thoughts and deeds, how can they have the face to claim to be loyal ministers?

Suddenly, Chen Xuanli was like a defeated rooster, hanging down his gray head.

Li Heng found that the time was ripe, so he took advantage of the situation and said:

"Zhonglang's words are biased, the general from the time of the dragon, not afraid of death, made immortal feats, now for the traitor to be restrained and difficult to do, but also there is suffering. ”

For Chen Xuanli, these words are undoubtedly a relief in the snow, and these words came from the mouth of the prince, and he defended the "injustice in vain" for him.

As soon as he thought of this, Chen Xuanli couldn't help but burst into tears, these tears were naturally not all out of shame, a large part of them were in prison for reasons of his carelessness, and he failed the weight of the Son of Heaven, and his own life trajectory will also be reversed from tonight.

Chen Qianli had just left from him, and he had told him about his plans with Qin Jin one by one, and no one knew about the Long Wu Army now, and no one knew that their general had already stood on the side of the crown prince and acted on the side of the Qing monarch in the name of an important minister!

"The general knows that what the monarchs do tonight is for the future and future of the Tang Dynasty, An Lushan has been enthroned as emperor in Luoyang for nearly half a year, and I can only retreat in Tongguan to protect myself, helpless against the Fanhu rebels. If these traitors are allowed to toss and turn again, under internal and external troubles, I am afraid that the world will also be a matter of immediacy. At that time, I will be the prince of the fallen country, and the princes will be the ministers of the fallen country. ”

Although the prince's words were not accusations in person, for Chen Xuanli, every word was a beating of drums, and he was spinning.

In times of crisis, people are often easily influenced by others, and Chen Xuanli is no exception even if he has been in a high position for many years. What's more, what Li Heng said is true, the situation in Datang is indeed not optimistic, and the disadvantage in front of the rebels is also worrying. If the whole court can't unite sincerely to defeat the enemy, what the future will be is really unknown.